Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1896, Page 8

8 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY,’ MAY 4, 1896-SIXTEEN PAGES. W.. v AND B. 1ith. I F st., cor. Storage, 22d near M. Profitless Prices on Wall Papers. Scarcity of shelf space in the Wall Paper Department necessi- tates big sacrifice. Room for the incoming new goods demands the hurrying out of many neat and elegant designs in the best Wall Papers. orders to match every pattern. Nothing but perfect goods at way below cost prices. 3, orders to match . For. +20¢. at from 1 cent 6c. 12c. Be yard up. * odd ple shades of piece... ots of Curtridge Paper. A fe Paper. E 30-In ove. Redneod from $2.50, $3.50 Bot $5.00 pec to. * $1.50 All other patterns in the entire stock at 50 CTS. ON THE DOL- LAR during the sale. 5,00) fect Brass Picture Rod. Foot... TCs It Free. Free. Free. Teeth free, 8 to 10 a.m. be extracted Elezant parlors—tndy at- tenlants—expert operators —painless applisnees — all PHD EOEOWY TEV GORGE CorEFOUEEEEY YON OVE OD HAO O OPO HOS O04 € work guarinteed Scle proprietors of the Neal Vegetable Vapor for extracting. Fillings, . up. Best aitif@val teeth, $3. Solid god crowns, $5. U. S. Dental Ass’n, Cor. 7th and D Sts. ap2t-God 2 Daa Aah ao ah a S950256554946% SSSIIOOSOSOCSSD = ae Health is fo vse at EY TANT. Hest i t uler of pine. it has VERMIN FE kinds of % Ss kills all \ \Schetier & Stevens, Hi AND PENNA, AVE. UA SS? Chemists, Pharmacists, nyl-2hd jee aeed Electric Fans.. wur comfert while r. No light Is cooler than 1 no power is more and inexpensive. We about both. Call up convenient ean tell wu more U. S. Electric Lighting Co., = 213 13th Street N. W. as Tin ieditcdioaieantl pe _— better—noth- ing balf as gal, in fact, as Ti Kalon GRA P IVICE. "I's the Diood of the famous “Muscat,” or whit grape, and ‘is ane quisite, as well as a bealth- a ful beverage. Quarts, 50. TO-KALON ‘ine 614 14th St. "Phone 998. ae my 1-21 AERE! —the Baby Carriage that we've been Reed body neatly up- made — patent rkes— wool or bieycle wheels. Careful buying enables us to sell this Baby Carriage for ly the same carriage for $5. You vd not pay cash for it If credit is any Acconuuodation. Pattings! We tack them down free. More pat- terns than yon'll find In any other two Stores. Carpets made and laid FREE te in matching We have opened a new department, consisting of Crockery, Silverware, ete., and to Introduce it we shall uote prices that cannot be duplicated elsewhere. 100-plece Dinner Sets, 4t-plece Te Vases, Ete. 23 3 Grogan’s rx<xu ex NB THING SURE—cur Bunion a Gorn Shield will cure where alt athens have fallcd. | Bunions Corns treat Oy 8 to 5: p.m. ‘Sunday, 9 toms Prof. J. J. GEORGES & SON, Chiropoliistx, 1115 Pa. ave. ‘Tilustrated catalogue sent free. ap25-10d Goldenberg’s, 928 7th---706 K St. We are not overstocked. We do not allow ourselves to become so. We buy in immense quant ties for cash, and we turn our stock very quickly. If a merchant becomes over- stocked, it is generally the fault of the goods—which must be unde- sirable. We buy wisely. We study your wants and the styles which are most apt to suit your fancy. We seldom miss. Just now the store is somewhat upset, for we are trying our best to make this store better. We need just the room occupied by the Dress Goods and Silks,or part of it at least. That's why we have reduced the price so greatly. Handsome Printed India Silks, black and colored grounds with white and col- ored figures. Elegant for waists and dresses, Should be 25e. yard. 15C. Silk and Mohair Poplin, has every ap- pearanc> of silk and will wear better. White grounds, with black stripe. 39¢. 27-inch Cream 50e. goods for 39C. 224nch Heavy Black Brocaded Silk for FOC. Heavy Black Satin Duchesse—should be $1.55. For ici Lawns, with colored Keduced from 124. Habutai Wash Silks. Linen Colored stripe end figure. to - gue. 40-inch Linen Colored Batiste. be cheap at 15c. For 10c. Would Elegint Ine of Linen and Light Col- ored Dimitles, which are sold everywhere for 15 and 18e. Reduced to I2“%¢e. Two cases Merrimac Shirting Prints— fall pleces—for 3x«C. Figured Duck Suiting—stripes and fig- ures—T5 €ifferent styles and most any color. Reduced from 10c. to T4Co Women's Laundered Percale Shirt Waists, in a varlety of stripes and tig- ures, checks and colors. Reduced from Toe. to 48e. . Women's Laundered Percale and Lawn Shirt Walsts, in light and dark stripes, checks, figures and plaids—some with de- tachable collars. Reduced from $1 to 65¢. Women’s Striped, Figured and Checked and Plain Colored Percale Shirt Waists, also plain linen effects, with and without detachable collar. Reduced frum $1.50 to 98c. Women's Fine Gingham, Percale and Best Print Wrappers, in neat stripes, checks and figured effects. Keduced from 590¢. Fer one day—tomorrow—we shall offer all of our Men's, Women's and Cail- dren's 12'c. Fast Black and Tan Hose Oc. pair. @0-inch Crcam Damask Table Linens, the regular 2c. yard quality, for 37& Cream Damask Feney ordered Doy- lies, wlich sell regularly for S5c. dozen, for 5c. each; 6oc. doz. Extra Site and Extra Fine Quality Pure Linen Huck Towels, the regular 17c. quality, for 12¥%c. each, Satin and Gros Grain Ribbon, all colors. No. 5, 4c. yard. No. 12, oe. yard No.9, 7¢. yard. No. 16, 11¢. yard. Goldenberg’ s, 928 7th---706 K St. QCSSSS SO SHOSHEC OS OOSSSOOOLTO 2) e\ And below. Grand Remodeling : Preparatory to Converting Metzerott Music Hall ‘Into Columbia Opera House. —We start the tearing down and) rebuilding within the next 30 days—and ift the mean- while every Piano, Musical Instrument and all Books and Sheet Music will be cleared out HOLESALE COST Nothing will be reserved. dust and dirt would injure about everything we handle, and we’d rather lose on it in the beginning and put things out in perfect con- dition than lose in the end through necessity. —LBargains here for every musical person. You can't afford to neglect them. Sale OSSBSOSISOOS CH 9SO The BOOSSE Piano Reductions. All new instruments—sold for cash or on time. Was NOW €} Blasius .......$500.00 $395.00 & (Burl Waluut) ©? Hardman .....$500.00 $395.00 (Un Dak Standard ......$275.00 $219.50 Whitney ......$325.00 $225.00 Albrecht $400.00 $295.00 Kimball ......$400.00 $207.50 Kimball ......$350.00 $275.00 Hinze ... -$350.00 $275.00 Brown & Simp- SOM sie aye teas -$350.00 $269.50 Gildermeester & Kroeger. .$475.00 $415.00 Hardman .....$550.00 $425.00 Kimball ......$450.00 $369.50 A brand new Piano of a well-known make to be sold for CASH at...... SI5O Our “Rent” Pianos are com- 3} ing in every day, and they'll 33 be disposed of as quickly as possible at surprisingly small : Was Now Church ......... $5.00 $3.50 RiGEa: 0:0: -$13.50 $8.00 METZEROTT Musie Go., > «oF St. N. W. oS SSSESCSSSSCOOSS: -$15.00 $y.0co © -$24.00 $15.00 &% -$18.00 $12.00 -$10.00 $6.50 @} -$11.00 $7.50 @ Ricea Ricca 2... Ricca Ricca ..... Ricta.3.,; Bay State. . Bay State... HUD cwecencecs Gordon . Gordon . Gordon . Guitar Bargains. WAS Now ...$12.00 $7.00 $30.00 $17.50 7 $25.00 $14.80 7 Q «$15.00 $10.00 .$10.00 $6.00 $25.00 $16.00 Gordon ... Bay State.......$30.00 $18.00 Bay State.......$30.00 $18.50 Jay State.. Bay State... Stratton 2.22. Imperial .... Imperial ..... Banjo Bargains. WAS NOW - $30.00 $18.00 pritey . $30.00 $18.00 , pritey, tewart Amateur.$25.00 $14.50 Stewart 2d grade.$12.00 $7.00 5 (Second grade) Stratton ........ $7.00 $3.50 Bay State... $12.00 $800 @ Stewart . Stewart é ee STEP LADDERS, 42C. An amazing value, for these goods are solidly made, well — braced, steady and durable. 3 feet high. Just the right height, isn’t it? Only 42 of these in- dispensable _ articles, and we are offering them each at only... 42C. i. CHESLEY &, Doubie Store, 1004 F St.=====522 10th St. it Ripans Tabules. ‘Mr. J. H. Ambruster writes from tho Windsor Hotel, Denver, Col., under date of August 26, 1805: “A young Indy of my acquaintance residing in St. Loujs was a chronic sufferer from dyspepsia. She used a mixture prepansd by her druggist, but one time, when the supply was exhausted and she was absent from home and had not a copy of the prescription with her, she was at a loss to know what to do. I recommended Ripans Tabules to her, with the result that she purchased a box, and was 80 greatly benefited by their use that she Is now a regular customer and walking advertisement for the remedy."* Ripans Tabules are sold by druggists, or by mail if the price GO cents a box) is sent to The Ripans Chemical Company, No. 10 Spruce st., New York. Sample vial, 10 cents, Low prices for picture framing. Estimates furnished on contract work and single jobs. S. J. VENABLE, 304 Mass. ave. n.e. 2S CVOIPPSES SESS SLSS ‘Trunks thoroughly repaired by expert tr makers, marked free of charge. Drop postal; we'll call to estimate on the cost. ‘The Best Telescope tEOLOO 3 ‘Traveling Cases, ? ana te dh Qt —They're skillfully made, of strong, selected materials, in our own factory. That is why we can confidently say there are none better. No satchel or case you can have whose 54 * 5 : v capacity is so elastic. DA Roomy Telescopes of our own make 4 for as little as = 75C., OOC., $1.10. A better grade Telescope of our own make, Ivather bound and riveted, with heavy leather corners and mps—extra strong—for $1.50, $1.85, $2.20. Lock Buckle Straps, 50 cents extra. TOPHAM’S Meadquarters for Travelers’ Goods, 1231=1233 Pa. Avenue. FACTORY, 1218-1220 E ST. It GET THE BEST— “TheConcord Harness.” Beware of tnitatlons. Every genuine Concord Harness 1a stamped with maker's name and trade mark, Also low-priced Harness of all kinds. LUTZ & BRO., 497 PA. AVE. N.W., Adjcining National ‘Hotel. Satchels of the vest POMETHSS SE SEGOSOGEETS [LS APPLOLS GEG SDP IG OPPOSES OT LEE OL ODOT OCHS ka TTT Bad Blood Means an unhealthy condition of the body. Limples, blotches and other skin eruptions are its ontward sixns, Our SARSAPARILLA is an undoubted rem- Se en nt i edy. ‘Try a bottle. W. i CHEMIST, J. . Jennings, DRUGGIST, g 1142 CONN. AYE. "Phono 1023, — my4-20d Bomayonmsrzoonr MASON MAR S. 5. S. curos completeiy ali stubtcrn blood trou- bies, end wipes out all taint, Guorantecd purely vegetable, {tis the only remedy that enn be ‘relied upen to thoroughly eliminate all Impurities, IF THE BABY 18 CUTTING TEETH BE SURE and use, that old and well-tried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gum, allays. ali palin, cures’ wind tolic and ts the best remedy for dlarthoca. | 25 ceuts a bottle, seld-ty Use Angostfira Hitters, the world renowned South American’ aphietiser, of ‘exquisite flavor. Manufac- tured by Dred. G. 1B. Siegert & Sons. Ask your druggist. : msl te Denth of Wm. H. Doble. Wm. H. Doble died Saturday at his home in Philadelphia,:aged eighty-six years. Mr. Doble was known by every horseman of any note from Maine to California, and he was the first driver to bring the light har- ness record below 2:17. This was in the famous match race at Mystic Park, Boston, between Goldsmith Maid and Lucy. Budd Doble was to have driven the Maid, but was unable to do s9, and his father was substituted. He brought the Maid under the wire in 2:16 3-4. Senator Stanford's Bequest Paid. After three years’ litigation over the es- state of the late Senator Stanford, Mrs. Stanford has at last been enabled to pay the bequest of $2,500,000 which the Senator left to Leland Stanford, jr., University. The bonds transferred to the university draw interest at the rate of $10,000 a month. THE “SOUND -MONEY” CALL Good Democrats in South Carolina Don't Want a Convention They Hope to Have the Regular Gathering Adopt Non-Bolt- ing Resolutions, The call for a convention of the “sound money" democrats of Scuth Carolina to elect a contesting delegation to the Chicago cenvention 1s not meeting with favor even among the gold standard leaders there, it is said. The call was signed by a prominent democrat of the state, Col. F. W. McMaster. He wants the gold men to hold a convertion ahead of the regular convention, which will be centrolled by the Tillmanites, and elect delegates to Chicago. Don't Want to Make a Bren. The gold men, it is sald by one of the leaders here, do not propcse to make a ‘break of that kind new. They are playing a shcewd demorratic game, which they think will give them the delegation to Chi- cago. Their plan. is to attend the regular state convention, which Senator Tillman says will send him as a delegate to Chica- go. They will advocate the adoption of resolutions against bolting at Chicago. If these resolutions are adopied, they will stay in the party and not elect a contest- iny delegation. If the resoluticns are de- feated, and ‘Tillman 1s clected as a dele- wate, they will consider that as prima facie evidence of an intention to bolt, if neces- sary. They will then hold a convention and elect a contesting delegation pledged not to bolt the nominee of the convention. THIman’s Position, The gold democrats of the state take the resition that Senator Tillman is a confess- ed bolter, and that he has no right in the Chicago convention. They say that if no resolutions at all on the question of bolt- inj are adopted, it will be manifest that there will be a bolt, if the national conv ticn is not for silver, Senator Tillman's plan is to have the state convention remajn silent on the question of a bolt. he will make the de: on all right go. The gold standard men assert this won't 0, and that the election of Senator Tillman himself is equivalent to a solution favoring bolting. Non-Bolting Resoluii as. A large percentage of the silver men of the state are against bolting, and these, with the old-time opponents of Tillman, the gold men, may he able to have the con- vention adopt non-holting resolutions, Sen- ator Irby, state chairman, is leading the nen-bolting silver men, and believes his fection will win. An effort is be ng made by Senator Till- man's friends to induce him not to attend They argue that - put him in an further that aspirations for the democrati- he the Ciyeaxo convention, his threats of bolting ha unenviable position, and if he ha: Tresiden be in the jal nomination, convention, +. MONUMENT TO FRE! ought not to . DOUGLASS. Hearty Support Given to the Appeal for Thin bute. econd Baptist Church yesterday O, M. Atwood delivered an add on Iysterious Influences,” after which Dr. James E. Mason of Rochester, N.Y. senting the Dou: of that city, de an eloquent appeal for funds to erect a monument to the memory of Frederick Douglass. e appeal met with an enthusiastic re- sponse. I Dr. Bishop Johnson offered which were adopted, providing “An association has been duly organ- ized by the representative citizens of Rochester, N. ¥., to erect a national monu- ment to the memory of the greatest of all negroes, the late Frederick Douglass, the pre-emibently gifted and grandly eloquent apostle of freedom, who, for more than fifty years, with tongue of fire and heart of flame, commanded the attention of the eivil- ized world by his creative genius and mas- sive oratory for the manumission of the en- chattled slaves, and that between 33,000 and $4,000 have been contributed of the $5,000 necessary to the completion of his monu- ment, and that we have listened with in- terest to the representative of the commit- tee, Rev. Dr. James E. Mason, and are fully conscious of the invaluable services of the deceased in behalf of the Afro-American. and are desirous of expressing our apprecis ton in the most fitting manner; therefore we are heartily in sym- pathy with and do enthusiastically indorse whis mos. worthy movement in honor of our Nen chieftain, that we commend Rev. Dr. ason to the generosity of our philanthropic patriotic citizens, and pledge him our heartiest financial support.” —_ HE CELEBRATED. Peter Smith Overjoyed at the Birth of * an Heir. Peter Smith, a resident of Fort Reno, is the father of an infant that is only five days old, and Saturday night he celebrated the birth of the child by geiting drunk. ‘Then, according to the statement of Police- man Bradley, he beat his wife, the mother of the infant, and her screams attracted the policeman to the house. When first called there the officer thought he could quiet the man, and so he refrained from arresting him, Fgur times he was called there by the man’s bad conduct, and then patience had ceased to be a virtue him, and he concluded to arrest Smith. But the latter had no idea of going with tim, and when the sick woman called to the officer not to go near ihe man because he hid an open knife in his hand aftairs assumed a serious aspect. “For God's sake don't said, “for he'll kill you. The officer, however, was not afraid of the man, and in short order he had him disarmed. When Smith appeare in the Police Court this morning he did his best to have the court overlook Saturday night's occurrence. “If you let me go,” he said, “I'll take the pledge for eight years.” Judge Kimball did not have much faith in the promise made under such circum- stances, and imposed a fine of $5. Policeman Birkight had a young colored man in court for sleeping on the sidewalk. John Jones went to the Chain bridge yes- terday, and while in that section he patron- ized places where drinks, not of the soft kind, were dispensed, and in the evening, when he reached this end of the Great Falls electric road, he felt so weary that he made his bed on the sidewalk. “I was arrested on a car,” said John. “I had been sleeping on the cellar door, but when the policeman caught me 1 was on the car.” “What about this statement?” the officer was asked. “He was on the sidewalk,” the latter r sponded, “and it took two of us to take him to the station.” “That's right," added the prisoner, “you and Mr. Fritz arrested me.” ‘The usual fine was imposed. ——_—_ The Fire Underwriters’ Excarsion. The excursion to Marshall Hall and planked shad dinner of the Fire Under- writers’ Association, which took place Sat- urday, were as enjoyable as the occasion always 1s, and the large crowd In attend- ance was willing to go down river again and repeat everything when the River Queen returned to her wharf. There were many diversions indulged in at the Hall before dinner was served, several bowling champlonships being settled, and interest- ing contests between keen-eyed riflemen adding to the excitement. There was also a lively game of base ball between the Pro Ratas and the Short Rates, which was won in five innings by the Pro Ratas by a score of 17 to 12. The planked shad dinner was attacked with keen appetite. Dr. Wim, Pope Young was the toastmaster, and ‘speeches were made by Secretary Clemence of the middle department, President John B, Wight of the National Association, Messrs. Hatch and Palmer of Baltimore, D. S. Hendricks, R. W. Tyler, B. L. Black- ford, Max Cohen, Matthew Trimble, and others, near him,” she ———— Roston’s Tremont Temple Dedicated. The new Tremont Temple in Boston, the jargest and finest Baptist house of wor- ship in New Engiand, was formally dedi- cated yesterday. INDIANA REPUBLICANS Interest Felt in the Oonvention to Be Held This Week. Gen. Harrison's Future Discussed— His Equipment for the Office of Seeretary of State. The republicans of Indiana will meet in state convention at Indianapolis Thursday to select delegates-at-large to the St. Louis convention. The McKinley men are ex- pecting instructions for their favorite, on the strength of the claim that Gen. rie son has taken himself definitely out of the race. They concede that Gen. Harrison stands first in the hearts of his own peo- ple, but they hold that next to him is Mr. McKinley, and that with the home man out of the contest the state should formally declare itself for the man in the contest whom it prefers. Counseling Agninst Instructions. But there are men in the state and out of at who are counseling against instructions. They do not concede that Gen. Harrison is not to be considered in connection with the St. Louls nomination. On the contrary, they hold that he is, and are suggesting that as his name may be brought forward as a compromise in the national conven- ticn, the Indiana delegation should be left free-handed to go to his support if such an event should occur. The mecting will be an interesting one, and especially so if Gen. Harrison should appear and address the convention. It is proposed to invite him, not as part of the program to prevent instructions, but out of compliment to his eminent personality. Besides, it has been the custom to have bim present on such occasions and address words of encouragement to his party friends, Gen. Harrinon'’s Future. There are men who, white entirely per- suaded that Gen. Harrison does ot desire to return to the White Heuse, are of the opinion that public employment of a higa ler would sull be to his taste. Why not? they ask. Precedent does not exclude him from activity in other stations. J. 2. Adams, after retiring from the presid THE UNIT RULE Tts Adoption by Michigan and Pennsylvania Democrats Angers the Silver Men. It May Provoke More Contests Tham Have Been Looked for—What Mr. Pendleton Thinks. The adoption of the unit rule in Michigan and Pennsylvania democratic conventions has angered the silver men. The adoption of the rule, it is said by silver jeaders here, cuts off at least ten votes for silver from congressional districts of Michigan. Up to this time, the silver men say, there has been a disposition in some of the silver states, for the sake of harmony, not to force the unit rule. Now they declare that if they can secure it the unit rule will be adopted in every silver state. The fight will be more bitter than ever before. In Georgia, for instance, the gold-stand- ‘a men have declared that the silverttes would not dare to prevent them having the sure votes they will be entitled to from several districts, and there has been a dis- positio: among some of the silver leaders to grant this to their oppom s. In Vir- sinia it was felt by some that the adoption of the rule wouldn't be exactly fair to the goli-standard men. In Tennessee Repre- sentative Patterson has hoped that his dis- trict would be permitted to select its own delegates without having them bound to Vote against their wishes. Unless there is a change, however, in the present feelings of the silver leaders of the various southern states, the unit rule will be put into execution erywhere, not only in conventions where silver rub but where the gold standard holds May Provoke Contests. Forzing the unit rule may, it is said, pro- voke more contests in southern states than are now looked for. It would at least be a dangerous undertaking in Georgia, it ts said. The contest treuble now pre 8 to be almost as harassing at Chicago as { St. Louis. It will be a more delicate {ter at the former than the latter. At | Louis there will be no danger of bolts from the settlement of contests, while at Chicago there is no telling what will take place. Talking about the contesting gold stan.- «| served in the House of Representatives and | S74 (lelegation from Texas, Representative oo eh cr hE ne Trew | Pencleton said to a Star reporter: “We ee etn anber of that body. Andrew] wouldn't stay in the convention a minute Johnson died a Senator-elect from Tenn see, Gen. Harrison, measured by the stan- s of statesmanship, Is by no means an old man. He has health, unimpaired vig r, experience and other things that go to ins sure great usefulness in high station. Way should he ractice of law, cven that ¢£ him the to an office whore his capacity for large affairs would afford him full opportunity for its exercise? An of State, The seconi question asked is, if the next President is a republican, what stronger appointrrent could he make than that of Benjamin Harrison to be Secretary of State? The pest, it is pointed out, will call for a man of first-class caliber. The rext administration will have some It for- eign questions to deal with. Cuba, in some form, certainly, Venezuela, in some form, ply. ‘Then there is the new asser‘ic doctrine as it affects of the Nicaragua canal. Matters of such grade can only safely be andled by a man of grasp and experien starupg with the full confidence of the country ard sure of its support. Equipment for the Place. Secretar; General Harrison, it is recalled, took a lively Interest while Presideat in foreign affairs. Mr. Blaine’s failing health made this, in some measure, ne ry, but be yond that he developed a t cy. He was much complimented upon his success. His foreign policy is the feature of his administration which elicited praise from both parties. The suggestion is made, therefore, that General Harrison might be induced to accept the portfolio of the St e for diploma- Department in a republican administration called to power to give emphasis, among other things, to the inauguration of a sound American policy, both at home and abroad. ATE TRADE. Report on Its Depressed Condition in Wales. A tale of the ruin impending over the tin plate makers of Wales is told in a re- port to the State Department by United States Consul Howells at Cardiff. The operators find themselves helpless, and have dissolved their board of control, while the tin platers’ union find it impossi- ble to keep the men in Ine, and there Is no uniformity in wages. The American market is felt to be hopelessly lost, and the greatest depression is felt. Of the 4M iin plate mills in the district no less than 253 are idle, while ninety-one are being run on a ten per cent reduction in wages, forty at 12% per cent and ninety-one at fifteen per cent, six at twenty per cent, five at 2% per cent and five at twenty- five per cent. There are now twice as many mills as are needed, and, while 4,00 Men were out of employment in Match, the number of idle mills has quadrupled. Even if no tin plate had been produced in America the productive power of the dis- trict would still have exceeded the world’s demand. Everything, the report says, now points to continued depression for ‘some time to come, and the day is approaching when only such works as are abreast of the times in turning out plates at the min- imvm cost can be run. A queer feature of the situation pointed out by the consul is that the Welsh tin men have overlooked up to this time the possibility of cultivating the local market, and have only recently begun to endeavor to induce the house builders to use Welsh tin plate as rooting instead of the slate, which is brought from Pennsylvania. ———— +e AMERICAN HORSES ABROAD. Their Importation Into Germany Hampered by Native Dealers. United States Consul Keenan at Bremen in a report to the Department of State upon the importation of American horses into Germany says that while this busi- ness has attained to great proportions, it is greatly hampered by many underhand operations inspired by the lecal horse deal- ers, who have united to break down the American competition. Mr. Keenan tells in detail of many of these practices and shows how, although the people much pre- fer the American norses to those supplied from Austria and Russia, so many ob- structions have been interposed as to se- riously check the development of the busi- ness. “Last year no less than 10,000 Ameri- can horses were brought into Germany. ‘The imperia} government has taken note of the charges of unbealthfulness preferred against these horses and has prescribed a rigid inspection of the stock upon enter- ing the country. ee River Land Grant. Des Mol The Secretary of the Interior has ap- Proved the report of Special Agent R. L. Berner, who spent last summer inves! ing the noted Des Moines river land grant. The amount of indemity carried aggre- Bates about 185,000. Only claims ac- companied by written evidence of ti- tle were ailowed, and only 130 oui of 526 claims that were filed at the department were thus favorably pass- ea on, Other cases not falling un- der the provisions of the appropriating act are to be adjusted in Congress. The claims have been before the government for a number of years and the conflicting nature of them has caused several investigations by the department. A New Chinese Railroad. United States Minister Denby at Pekin has sent to the Department of State a copy of the imperial decree through Chang Chi-tung looking to the construc- tiun of a railway from Shanghai to Swa- tow, sixty-five miles. By the terms of the decree one-half of the 2,000,000 taels re- quired are to be furnished by the Chinese government and the remainder is io be supplied by subscription of the local mer- chants, and under no conéitions may any foreign capital be received, directly or directly. if tae i standard They have no rights There is some ground for a conte two factiors go into a sta ader the regular organizatic in conv-ation over some matter. The fac- tion which leaves the regular convention may or may not have grounds for a cen- te In our state the ard men men we in the con seated ention. st when onvention and split left. th lar ion of the state conventior, and. pr reorganize the democracy of the» No man w the o has any idea of the rules of hocratic party can claim for one that this faction will have any in the convention.” Governor lalked positively and firmly yout the matter, and it is said that the same sentiment is held by every other member of the Texas delegation. The Nebraska contest is going to be an- other stumbling block in the convention. It is intimated that the scuthern delegates will stand by the silver delegation of Ne- braska to uw man and that they will not permit the delegation to be unseated if they ean help it ae instant rights to se: Vendieton ———— ANOTHER McCAFFERY HEIR. This One Claims the Entire According to an Old W The heirs of John McCaffery, merly lived if ¢ who for- getown and Alexandria, ané dis tred many years ago to go te Chicago and gain a fortune, nave Ik of anew heir. Effie Heller, a sixteen-year- Id girl, has come forward in cago and claims $500,000 estate left and through “her pext suit to obtain possession, by McCaffery, friend” has | Mrs. Heller adopted daughter of McCaffery’s dauga is an and, though still in her tecns, has a hus- band. The girl figured in a recent se tion in Chicago by running off and Shi iting then asked the superior court to free her from the marriage rela which she entered Into, according to her bill, as a “joke,” with Fred-rick Heller, McCaffery died in June, 1894, leaving a will bequeathing the bulk of his property to his children by three wives. He was cn eccentric character, and had forgotten the names of some of his children, but he men- tioned their ¢ xis’ All the ity have been found, but Mrs. Hell married. shut them out. She tha McCaffery gave to her foster moth daughter, a Mrs. 1 in Brighton. In 1S7¢ eement, the property was restored to the father, he to sell a right of way to a railroad compaay and redeed the property to the daughter The sale was consummated, but the bal- ance of the agreement was not carried out Instead a contract was entered into be- tween the father and daughter on condi- ion that he would make a will leaving the whole of his property, with the & of a few specified bequests, will Was made, and a copy ed in evidence. It is claimed that this will was made in p uance of the a between father and daughte leeded the property to him, and to prov this a letter written to Mrs. Raker by her father, which vas found among her papers, is produced. It says: “Write vour mother, She keeps annoy- ing me about deeding back the old store corner to you. I tell her it is no use, for I made a will giving you the bulk of my property. Seott knows all about it. Tell her {t's all right.” The claim meade havirg been made was in re to her of It was offer- is that the first upon a lity a contract, and t revocable. For this reason it is held that the last will ts not worth the paper it is written on, and that the bulk of the prop- erty rightfully belongs to Effie Heller _— Grand Council Visitation, The officers of the Grand Council, Royal Arcanum, made their first official visit to National Council Friday evening will, nsideration, fore fr- all the officers were present, besides a large delegation from sister counc : all were royally entertained. Regent E Fawcett presided and extended a welcome to all. The visits of the Grand Council are increasing the Interest in the order and a consequent larger attendance at cach meeting. Grand Regent E. non w lecting one member of the the principal jay Mr tive to the and a fine i ely @opied the plan of se- grand body as weaker of the evening, and orge H. Casper, representa- upreme Council, was chosen jdress upon matters of interest S attentively listened to. peakers were E. 2. Eynon, Benja- min White, Philip Walker, C. R. Zappone and Frank R. Whitney. The Royal Arca- num Mandolin, Banjo and Guitar Club furnished music for the evening. This is a feature of the order which is proving popular and att ve, under the super- vision of W. S. Crown of Kismet Council. The next visit will be on the evening of May 6 at Kisimet Council. ES nm Insurance Men. Southe The Southeastern Tariff Association of Fire Underwriters will hold its annual meeting in this city at the Shoreham, com- mencing Wednesday morning. The organ- ization has authority over the fixing of fire irsurance rates in all the southern states, as well as general supervisory power over the business in general. The approaching meeting will be important, as many mat- ters of vital interest to the association and the interests it represents will be consid- ered, The meeting will be In session three days, and simultaneously with it will be held the quarterly meeting of the Insur- ance Journali: Association, which will cenvene Thursday at the Ames bullding. ‘The journalists will enjoy a banquet at the Hotel Page Thursday evening. oe of a Century, North Capitol street, y-fifth anniversary as he order Thursday last. She nt of a number of handsome sents, Iaany of which came from her in timore, where she resided for ex of years.